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How to Read the 3 Different Types of Stock Indices Charts

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There are 3 types of charts used in Indices: Line Charts, Bar Stock Indices Charts and Candlesticks Charts.

Line Stock Indices Charts - plots a continuous line connecting closing indices prices of a indices.

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Bar Charts- displayed as sequence of OHCL bars. O-H-C-L represents OPEN HIGH LOW & CLOSE. The Opening stock indices price is displayed as a horizontal dash on left & closing stock indices price as a horizontal dash on right.

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Candle Stick Charts - these use the same stock indices price data as bar charts (open, high, low, and close). However, they are displayed in a much more visually identifiable way which looks like a candlestick with wicks on both its ends.

How to Interpret

The rectangle section is known as body.

The high and low are described as shadows & plotted as poking lines.

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The color of the candlestick is either blue or red

  • (Blue or Green Color) - Indices Prices moved up
  • (Red Color) - Indices Prices moved down

Most indices trading platforms like the MetaTrader 4, use colors to mark the direction. Colors used are blue or green: when stock indices price moves up, red: when stock indices price moves down.

How Do I Read the 3 Different Types of Indices Charts

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